grasshopper

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A grasshopper.

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[edit] Etymology

From grass +‎ hopper.

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grass·hop·per

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Singular
grasshopper

Plural
grasshoppers

grasshopper (plural grasshoppers)

  1. A herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera noted for its ability to jump long distances.
  2. An alcoholic beverage made with green crème de menthe.
  3. (figuratively) a young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent
    • 2009, B.P. Terpstra, Quadrant, November 2009, No. 461 (Volume LIII, Number 11), Quadrant Magazine Limited, page 2:
      Although we don't know exactly why Li is chosen to dance, we witness a man assuring officials that the child isn't from bourgeois stock. Phew. There are no known landowners in the family, so the grasshopper passes some cultural purity test, in a state often fixated on class warfare, driven by the cult of personality, and bullied by paranoia.

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